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watched silently; it didn't scream or mourn; it only glowed more, as if

as I crawled, as I kept on moving. My body was torn, leaving a blood trail. My g

ds the light. I didn't know who lived there, it looked like the kind of place where monsters d

ad, but I felt a presence, towering and animalistic. The hairs o

ed. Another answered, colder and sharper,

er to m

darkn

*

rms. Something beeped steadily near my head. I wasn't dead, but I wasn

hear a woman's voice,

ght. That's the third time

ered back. "Not after what they did to her.

nd my ears wide open. "When will he co

ied. "But he said the moment sh

doesn't like

too close to gasoline. I finally had a name for the ma

re, sat beside me, replacing a damp cloth on my forehead. Her tag name read Olivia.

she gasped and stum

hispered, eyes wide.

p, but I winced

ly. "You've... you've been i

s. My breat

wouldn't eat. Wouldn't speak. W

d. "Where.

losed door. "You're safe

ed. "That's n

guarded territory," she said. "You crosse

slowly.

, guarded, and gove

d, the name forei

u shouldn't say hi

r in her eyes, but I unders

ng. My body was healing, but something inside me wasn't. The betrayal lived in my bones

ntered dressed in a black shirt that clung to his shoulders. His bla

god too cruel to worship, and he was star

ep and smooth like whiskey. "

n your bedside mann

It didn't belong on a man who saved lives

p with so much attitude,"

gaze. "Didn't think I'd be kidn

ou weren't kidnapped. You crossed my territory.

d me in yo

ve you climbed out of?" H

, his jaw tensed like he regretted it

ave a

swered stiffly. "No

. "But I like to know the

rted. "Exc

e looked at me again, his voice like a growl.

didn't stop. "Let me make something clear, I might be wea

r a beat too long,

murmured. "We'll see

t to l

n't re

amn gate and

pened. His whole

ing forward. "Go where, Zara? Back t

enc

ou? The sister who watched? T

ed. My nails dug

t him, confusion turning to suspicio

s head sligh

borders," he said. "Especially when so

t settled in

ou... what? Just ha

k and cutting. "Let's jus

nd did nothing

d. "I wanted to see wh

id you find

interesting,"

still don't understand.

ped lethally. "Yo

not

leaned in close, and whispered. "B